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Chapter 538 0535 [The momentum is exhausted, the situation is over]

Yuezhou, Kuaiji.

"Liu Guangshi, this idiot, fails more than he succeeds!"

In the handsome tent, Wang Yuan's face was full of anger and he kicked the wooden table over.

This guy actually ran away and fled to Fujian with 18,000 people and a large amount of food and baggage.

When he ran away, he not only gave up the two Zhejiang roads, but also sold himself. How could Wang Yuan not be angry?
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Qi army is all from the north and cannot tolerate the hot and humid environment in the south. Many soldiers are not accustomed to the acclimatization and have become ill, causing the two-front offensive to be stalled.

As time gradually enters summer, it will only become more and more disadvantageous for the Qi army.

As a result, Liu Guangshi ran away without saying a word.

After getting angry, Wang Yuan stepped forward to the map and thought hard about countermeasures.

At this moment, there was a noise outside the tent.

Wang Yuan frowned, feeling unhappy. Before he could ask any questions, he saw a group of deputy generals, generals, and Marquis Du Yu breaking into the commander's tent.

Wang Yuan scolded with a sullen face: "Why are the troops so noisy?"

His prestige in the army was still very high. Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately turned their attention to Deputy General Yang Yizhong.

Yang Yizhong is the grandson of Yang Zongmin, and his ancestor is Yang Ye and Yang Wudi.

As the leader of the Yang family's generation, he now only serves as deputy general under Wang Yuan, which shows that the Yang family has indeed declined.

Yang Yizhong took a step forward, cupped his hands and said, "Now His Majesty has been captured, the Supreme Emperor is missing, and Liu Guangshi has led his troops to Fujian. He is ignoring me. Please make a decision soon, General Wang!"

Hearing this, Wang Yuan sighed: "For the current plan, we can only retreat to Fujian and make arrangements after meeting the Supreme Emperor."

After the words fell, Yang Yizhong and other generals fell silent.

Wang Yuan's heart skipped a beat and he secretly said something bad.

Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Yang Yizhong said: "General Wang, most of the officers and soldiers in the army are from Jiangnan. It's okay in Zhejiang and Zhejiang. But if you go to Fujian, I'm afraid you won't be willing to do it forcefully, which may cause a mutiny." ”

Wang Yuan's expression changed, and he heard the threat implicit in Yang Yizhong's words.

At this time, the guards behind him pointed at Yang Yizhong and shouted angrily: "Are you planning to rebel?"

However, Yang Yizhong did not even look at the personal guards, but stared at Wang Yuan, and said with a sincere expression: "General Wang, all the officers and soldiers in the humble position and the army respect you, but many of them are from the north and have left home. I have been feeling homesick for several years, so I asked General Wang to think about my brothers."

Most of the Song army was from the southern Forbidden Army, but almost all the generals were from the north.

Yang Yizhong and his family are still in Tokyo, and they may never see them again in Fujian.

Home, country, country, home and country are firmly bound together.

"General Wang, I have been following you since the northwest. It has been eight years now. My mother is old and my son is still young. I have not been back to my hometown in Shandong for four years. I am afraid that the children have forgotten me as their father. "A Du Yuhou choked up and said.

Looking around at the crowd, Wang Yuan smiled bitterly.

The Great Song Dynasty has exhausted its energy and the general trend is over.

He knew in his heart that homesickness was only one of the reasons. On the other hand, His Majesty was captured alive, which was a huge blow to the soldiers.

Even if they retreat to Fujian, what can they do to block the Qi army with the geographical advantages of Fujian and Lingnan?
Instead of suffering in the barbaric land, it is better to join the Qi State and become the sons of the Han family. We cannot treat them harshly.

Being a soldier in the Song Dynasty was miserable enough, could it be that being in Qi was not as good as the Song Dynasty?

Thinking of this, Wang Yuan said dejectedly: "That's all, I will write a letter and send it to Hangzhou. I will bear the infamy."

"Thank you, General!"

General Yang Yizhong looked happy, and they all bowed to express their thanks.

Ugh!
Wang Yuan sighed in his heart, and under the gaze of everyone, he wrote a letter of surrender.

He was forced to have no choice this time. The fact that these generals dared to break into the commander's tent today showed that they were fully prepared.

If good words and persuasion don't work, then you have to use your own head.

Not long after, a letter of surrender was written and handed over to the guards to rush to Hangzhou.

...Hangzhou City.

As one of the main tax-paying areas of Zhao and Song Dynasties, Liangzhe and Zhejiang were naturally richer than Shandong and other places.

As the seat of the Liangzhe Road, Hangzhou has smooth water transportation and is backed by Hangzhou Bay. Fisheries and maritime trade are developed. It is known as the first state in the southeast, even better than Jinling.

At this time, the city of Hangzhou was in a state of depression.

The shadow of the military disaster was like a dark cloud, hanging over the hearts of the people.

The entire Hangzhou was under military control, and grain and grass supplies were distributed and distributed uniformly.

In Xixing Town, fifteen miles away from Hangzhou, a navy of ten thousand led by Kuang Zixin was stationed here.

The Qi army's offensive was not as smooth as expected. There were many water networks in Hangzhou. Although the Qi navy was good at water warfare, the problem was that there were no ships.

The Shenzhou battleship group can gallop across the sea, but cannot sail into the narrow water network and river channels inland, so they can only stare.

Passenger ships are okay, but the number is too small. A Shenzhou battleship group is equipped with only two passenger ships. This time, four Shenzhou battleship groups were used to attack Song Dynasty, and the total number was only eight passenger ships.

Although the warships of Wang Yuan's navy are not as tonnage as passenger ships, they are more flexible in inland rivers, and there are hundreds of them.

Coupled with the continuous rain, Kuang Zixin had to postpone the offensive and recruit craftsmen to build ships.

Along the Qiantang River, shipyards rise one after another.

Batches of wood flowed down the river and were sent to shipyards. After processing, they became parts of warships.

After Kuang Zixin inspected the dock, he mounted his horse and returned to the military camp.

Before he had time to rest, the guards hurriedly came up to greet him and said with excitement: "General, Wang Yuan has surrendered!"

"what?"

Kuang Zixin was stunned at first, and then said happily: "Really?"

"It's true."

The guard nodded vigorously, pointed to the commander's tent and said: "Just now Wang Yuan sent someone to deliver the surrender letter, and now the man is in the commander's tent."

Hearing this, Kuang Zixin walked quickly towards the handsome tent.

Entering the commander's tent, he saw a Song Army wearing red paint armor.

Kuang Zixin asked: "Who are you?"

Song Jun replied: "I am Zhao Qian, the halberd-bearing captain under General Wang."

The official position of school captain rarely appeared in the Song Dynasty and belonged to the lowest level of military casual officials.

Generally, they are held by the general's bodyguards.

When the Jin Dynasty went south to invade China, Zhang Shuye, then the king of Qin in organizing the rebel army in Dengzhou, once submitted a memorial: begging for surrender... The captain and deputy captain each gave three hundred letters, and promised to call people willing to buy it at the original price.

In other words, school captain is an official position that civilians can buy with money.

But not many people are willing to buy it. The Wu Sanguan of the Northern Song Dynasty is not worthy of a dog, let alone the lowest grade.

With this kind of money, wouldn't it be better to buy a low-class prose official?
During the period of Zhao Er, two systems were established: gifting officials and buying officials. Fortunately, Zhao Er did not completely lose his head when he bought Qing. The officials he sold were just names, without any rights or salary, and they were homeless. The purpose of dispersing officialdom is just to satisfy the show-off mentality of some wealthy businessmen and landlords, and it can also enrich the national treasury, so why not do it?

Kuangzi Xinyi stretched out his hand: "Where is the surrender letter?"

"General, please take a look."

Zhao Qian took out the letter of surrender from his arms and presented it with both hands with a complicated expression.

After receiving the letter of persuasion to surrender and reading it, Kuang Zixin could not hide the joy on his face and ordered: "Just wait a moment, I will send someone back with you right away."

He was afraid that something might happen if he delayed, so he immediately arranged for his soldiers to go to Kuaiji to receive Wang Yuan's army.

After Zhao Qian left, Kuang Zixin wrote another battle report and handed it over to the messenger army together with Wang Yuan's letter of surrender. They rushed 800 miles to Kaifeng Mansion.

(End of this chapter)